AC Electric
Company Overview
You require professionals with knowledge and integrity to address all your electrical contracting demands. Here at AC Electric, our licensed electricians stand by to support you. Since our inception in 1984, we have offered quality electrical solutions to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout Austin. Our knowledgeable team is equipped to handle tasks ranging from panel upgrades to complete renovations. With extensive experience and a solid history of success, you can rely on us to complete the job correctly. At the core, it’s about delivering reliable and professional service. That’s our specialty.
Mike Short entered the electrical industry in 1970, beginning as an Apprentice and progressing to Journeyman Electrician, ultimately becoming a Master Electrician. After gaining valuable experience under several reputable contractors, he founded AC Electric in 1984. This locally owned electrical contracting firm has been serving homeowners and businesses for over 26 years. Our team consists of experienced Journeyman and Master Electricians who are not only experts in their craft but also treat our customers with the utmost respect. Our motto is ""Quality With Integrity Since 1984"". Reach out today for your FREE Estimate or FREE Safety Inspection!
Mike Short, a native of South and Central Texas, completed his education at Halletsville High School in 1968. After his move to Austin, he soon enrolled in IBEW's Electrical Apprentice program, which he completed in 1974, becoming a licensed Journeyman Electrician. He gained invaluable experience under the guidance of several respected contractors in the Austin area before obtaining his Master Electrician license. After marrying Debi Mayfield in 1976, they joined forces in managing the business when he established AC Electric in 1984.
As a family man, Mike Short is involved in his church and community, always on the lookout for ways to assist others.
Business Services
- Electric inspection
- Electric installation or replacement
- Electric panel installation
- Electric panel repair
- Electric repair
- Wire installation
- Generator installation
- Generator repair
- Light fixture installation
- Light fixture repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Tue: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Wed: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Thu: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Fri: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Sat: | Closed |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

AC Electric re-mediated the aluminum wiring in our old house via Copalum, and I was thoroughly impressed with their customer service and quality of personnel. They're one of two companies in town who are qualified to do so, and their prices are significantly lower. Although they were VERY busy, and it did take a few weeks after I inquired for them to be able to start the job, when started it was done efficiently, with great care and attention to detail.
Bobby is young and intelligent, and I never questioned whether he knew exactly what he was doing. He and his crew were incredibly courteous, smart, and kept in great communication with us about what was happening and about how long it would take to fix things. We had a real mess of electrical work left by the previous owners of the house, but they got everything working perfectly in several days. Bobby even came back the next week after the job was done, when some outlets had stopped working (not due to anything they'd done, but due to some old broken wires), and fixed the problem, no questions asked. AC Electric are the only electricians I will recommend from now on, and that recommendation will be an easy one to give.
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Prompt, courteous and reasonable (for electrical work). Replaced a GFI Breaker switch for our hot tub, but it turned out the problem was with the hot tub and had to be done by the dealer.

These guys are spammers and they are even proud of it.
When you ask them to remove them from your junk mail list, they just tell you they'll do that once you review them. Blackmail, anybody?

Had a small electrical issues in a couple bathrooms so called AC since they are close/local. They were really busy so the receptionist (Debbie?) gave me some things to check and it worked!! Now that is how you gain and keep customers! AC will be my ""go to"" electrician from now on!

I have used AC Electric on three occasions and each time they were exceptional! They showed up within a couple of days of my calling, showed up on time, were extremely professional and efficient. I will call them in the future for any electrical needs and recommend them to friends and family!

Excellent service and a knowledgeable crew. They replaced a couple of landscaping uplight fixtures for me with new ones I purchased and it works great! Also inspected my electrical panel to be sure everything was wired properly. Would definitely hire again in the future!

They installed an outlet for my electric vehicle charging station. The conduit run is very clean and hardly shows at all. The outlet was miswired at first and they had to come back to fix it.
Great work, I just feel bad for returning a charger that didn't work because of a miswired outlet.

We called Mike Short (yes that really is his name) to have an electrician come to our home and troubleshoot a bad ceiling fixture.
The technician quickly determined that the original line was damage during construction, so the build snaked a space line beside it in case the line failed. As it had failed, our AC Electric tech was able to quickly rewire to the new line and had everything better than new in less than 30 minutes.
Service was first rate and the price was fair.

Great customer service. I only needed electrical outlets replaced inside and outside of my home and a faulty light fixture replaced. The electrician was polite and friendly. There was a minor problem with the installation of an inexpensive light fixture that I bought (I won't make that mistake again) at a local home improvement store. They promptly fixed the issue. I would recommend them to family and friends.

AC Electric did a great job with our copalum wiring upgrade. Very neat and professional, came on schedule and performed the work on time. Very satisfied and would recommend AC highly!